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| Israel says it struck Tehran's Evin prison and Fordo access routes | Israel says it struck Tehran's Evin prison and Fordo access routes |
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| Evin prison has thousands of detainees, including dissidents, human rights defenders, journalists and dual nationals (File photo) | |
| The Israeli military has struck Tehran's notorious Evin prison and damaged parts of the facility, which holds many political detainees, Iran's judiciary says. | The Israeli military has struck Tehran's notorious Evin prison and damaged parts of the facility, which holds many political detainees, Iran's judiciary says. |
| The judiciary's Mizan news agency reported that the situation on the ground was "under control" following the attack. State TV pictures showed first responders carrying a casualty and searching for survivors under a flattened building. | |
| Israel's defence minister said it was hitting "regime targets and agencies of government repression" across Tehran, including Evin. | Israel's defence minister said it was hitting "regime targets and agencies of government repression" across Tehran, including Evin. |
| The military also said it had struck access routes to the Fordo uranium enrichment plant south of Tehran. | The military also said it had struck access routes to the Fordo uranium enrichment plant south of Tehran. |
| Live: Follow the latest updates on Iran | Live: Follow the latest updates on Iran |
| InDepth: An unprecedented moment - but what the US and Iran do next could be even more momentous | InDepth: An unprecedented moment - but what the US and Iran do next could be even more momentous |
| US asks China to stop Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz | US asks China to stop Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz |
| Decoy flights and seven B-2 stealth bombers - how US says it hit Iran's nuclear sites | Decoy flights and seven B-2 stealth bombers - how US says it hit Iran's nuclear sites |
| Watch: How successful have the US strikes on Iran been? | Watch: How successful have the US strikes on Iran been? |
| It came a day after US aircraft dropped bunker-busting bombs on the underground facility. | It came a day after US aircraft dropped bunker-busting bombs on the underground facility. |
| Iranian ballistic missiles also struck various locations across Israel on Monday. | Iranian ballistic missiles also struck various locations across Israel on Monday. |
| One hit an industrial area in the coastal city of Ashdod, close to a power station. Electricity supplies were disrupted in some areas. | One hit an industrial area in the coastal city of Ashdod, close to a power station. Electricity supplies were disrupted in some areas. |
| Ten days ago, Israel launched a large-scale air campaign against Iran, saying it aimed to remove what it called the existential threats of the country's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. | Ten days ago, Israel launched a large-scale air campaign against Iran, saying it aimed to remove what it called the existential threats of the country's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. |
| Iran's health ministry says Israeli strikes have killed around 500 people so far, although one human rights group has put the death toll at 950. | Iran's health ministry says Israeli strikes have killed around 500 people so far, although one human rights group has put the death toll at 950. |
| Iranian missile strikes on Israeli cities have killed 24 people, according to Israeli authorities. | Iranian missile strikes on Israeli cities have killed 24 people, according to Israeli authorities. |